2026-01-12 02:26:48Kael's hands were already covered in sweat. Even when he led troops in life-threatening wars, not once did he feel so nervous.
CREAK! The huge but worn-out mahogany doors swung open. Kael's face lit up with an excited smile as he rushed towards the person that opened the door. "Bri—uncle Rowan?" his words trailed off when he caught sight of the person at the entrance. His face turned slightly sour and his excited smile turned awkward. "Uncle Rowan, it's a surprise you chose today to visit our house. But please, don't mention anything yet to Bridget. I want to surprise..." Kael was rambling on happily, he didn't notice the change of expression on the middle-aged man's face. "Bridget?" Pure confusion clouded Rowan Sterling's face. Then realization dawned on him and his expression changed to fury in an instant. "You bastard! You still have the guts to mention Bridget?! Where have you been for the past nine years?!" "Uncle, I—" Kael was puzzled at Rowan's sudden outburst and almost didn't know what to say. "You...! Did you desert your military post?" Rowan pointed a finger at him glaringly. Three years after Kael enlisted in the army, news came to Solara city from the army that he had died during a special mission. But now that Kael was actually alive and not dead like the rumors claimed, Rowan could only think of one possibility. This brat probably couldn't endure the hardship at the army so he faked his own death and got people to spread the news so he could run away. Thus, because the army couldn't find him, they accepted the news and declared him dead! This sneaky brat! Wasn't he the one who insisted stubbornly on joining the army back then? If only he had stayed back, maybe Bridget and her father would still be alive now. "Desert my military post? Uncle Rowan, what are you talking about?" Kael frowned and instinctively retreated. As a veteran, he could more easily deduce information from words than anyone else. Something was wrong somewhere. Rowan's words filled him with uneasiness. "Uncle, hold on. Before anything, let me go in and see Bridget first. Then we can find out what exactly is going—" "I told you to leave! You are not welcome here!" Rowan interrupted him, trembling all over with fury. "You deserted your military post. You ran away. You lived like a coward. How dare you return now after everything? Leave this instant!" Kael was filled with a sense of dread. His voice grew smaller as he asked, "Uncle Rowan, what do you mean by after everything? Where's Bridget? I want to see my wife." "Humph! So now you remember that you still have a wife?" Rowan spat contemptuously. "Do you even know what happened to Bridget while you were living out there like the weakling you are?!" Kael began to shake. Now he was certain that something terrible had happened. Something had gone wrong. But what was it? "Bridget is dead!" DEAD! The last word was the only word that registered in Kael's head. He froze like he had been struck by lightning. His mind went blank. Bridget was dead? His sweet, beautiful wife was dead? How is that possible? No! It can't be! Kael suddenly grabbed Rowan's arms fiercely. His eyes reddened like a demon that had just escaped from Sheol. "You are joking right uncle Rowan? Please, don't make such cruel jokes. How could my wife be dead? I didn't receive any news like that in the army. So how can she be dead? No..." "Would I joke about my niece's life? Why would I lie to you?!" Rowan's face was full of disdain and hatred. He violently shook off Kael who had suddenly gone weak at the tragic news and kicked him right into the mud. THUD! "Kael, we don't need your pretentious face here. Where were you when she was being tortured? Where were you when those animals killed her? You have no idea just how much she suffered!" Rowan pointed a finger at him and spat, "You are no different from those animals! You should have just died instead of returning now!" Even though Kael's face drained of color and silent tears were now rolling down his cheeks, Rowan felt no pang of pity for him. Just thinking of how much his brother and niece had suffered... Imagining the terror those two poor little children were facing out there, Rowan's heart hardened. "You are not worthy of being a husband or a father!"
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12: I'm not Afraid Of Trouble
The Southern general lowered his head in shame. For a moment, he was unable to respond.The Governor sighed and gulped the cup of tea in front of him. "None of us is to blame here. But none of us can measure up to the years he has sacrificed for this country.""Governor sir, we all understand that Kael has sacrificed a lot for the peace of our country," One of the Governor's closest advisors stood up."But that doesn't necessarily give him the right to cause trouble in our territory because of the misfortune that has befallen him. If you order him to stop now, he should—""Quiet!" the Governor dismissed his words with a wave of his fingers. "Even if I order him to stop now, can anyone bear the consequence?"As he spoke, he looked at the members of his cabinet. All of them were students personally trained by Kael himself. None of them would want to betray their master and go against him."Listen to me. I trust Kael's character and I trust the character of the students he has personally
11: Trash Like You
Then her bloodied, listless body was pressed against the railings. But she raised her head and whispered some words that Kael couldn't make out through the video.However, the men in the video only leered and continued to assault her until her body slipped off the railings and fell off.Only then did the men panic and rush away from the scene with their tails in between their legs.THOMP!Kael threw the phone on the ground. His fingers clenched by his side and he had difficulty breathing.Even though the video had stopped playing, he could never erase the look of horror on Bridget's face as she fell off the railings.He looked down at Enzo and without warning, stomped hard on his hand. "You animal! Why did you do it? Why did you do that to her? What has she ever done to you?!"Enzo gasped hard and sucked in a deep breath. Even in the midst of his pain, he smirked, "Why?"Then he shrugged, "No reason at all. She is just trash like you. Trash that is meant to be tossed around and discar
10: Unknown Small Fry
"Cough!""Cough!""Cough!"Enzo fell to the ground, gasping for breath. His life flashed before his eyes just now. This bastard!As soon as his face regained color, his facial expression turned vicious and he gripped a handful of sand."Kael! Do you think my family won't make you pay even if you let me go now?!"He pointed at Rowan and his family. "Today, all these people will be buried because of your actions, bastard! They will end up listless and lifeless just like your wife!"He gritted his teeth and swore, "When you are about to die, I will play a video for you. You will watch how your shameless wife was thrown off the top floor, naked and still whimpering for you! And how she pleaded that I spare your two—"BANG!With a single kick, Enzo's chest caved in and air rushed out of his lungs. He fell forward and coughed out blood. His face completely lost all color."Brother-in-law," the tearful and anxious young lady rushed up to Kael."Maya, your sister and my father-in-law's deaths
9: Ungrateful Wench
"Haha!" His companions laughed heartily like he had just made the biggest joke of the century."Ay, Enzo, why are you still wasting time trying to reason with this senile, old man? Just give us your orders and we will go in there to bring her out for you," one of the young men suggested in between his laughter."Yes," another agreed. "You can get to play her hard tonight and who knows... we can even take turns!"The men roared with laughter.End up like her sister?Among the words the vile men said, only these words registered in Kael's brain. His mind exploded and his eyes turned bloodshot."You... What did you say?" His voice was hoarse and he was trembling from fury this time.Only then did Enzo notice him. The young man glanced at Kael's shabby appearance and turned his head disdainfully."Rowan, where did you find this beggar? Didn't anyone teach him to mind his business?"Enzo looked at Kael again, examining him. And then, his eyes widened slightly and his finger shot out."Oh!
8: End Up Like Her Sister
Although Rowan Sterling looked livid, there was a hint of guilt on his face. Just thinking of those two little children wandering on the streets made him want to bury himself in shame.He was shouting and blaming Kael for not returning to his family sooner, but he was also angry at himself for being weak.All because of a word from those people, he didn't dare help his own relatives. He wanted to protect his own family and could only watch as his older brother and his beloved niece perished.He just told Kael that he doesn't deserve to be a husband or a father. How ironic? He is the one that doesn't deserve to be called a man!He failed his family."Rowan, that's enough. Don't you think you are being too harsh?" A soft feminine voice called from behind.A middle-aged woman came out of the house and pulled Rowan's sleeves gently. She was Ida Sterling, Rowan's wife."Isn't it good enough that Kael has returned? Why do you have to yell and turn him away like this?"Ida didn't wait for he
7: Not Worthy
Kael's hands were already covered in sweat. Even when he led troops in life-threatening wars, not once did he feel so nervous. CREAK!The huge but worn-out mahogany doors swung open. Kael's face lit up with an excited smile as he rushed towards the person that opened the door."Bri—uncle Rowan?" his words trailed off when he caught sight of the person at the entrance. His face turned slightly sour and his excited smile turned awkward."Uncle Rowan, it's a surprise you chose today to visit our house. But please, don't mention anything yet to Bridget. I want to surprise..." Kael was rambling on happily, he didn't notice the change of expression on the middle-aged man's face."Bridget?" Pure confusion clouded Rowan Sterling's face. Then realization dawned on him and his expression changed to fury in an instant. "You bastard! You still have the guts to mention Bridget?! Where have you been for the past nine years?!""Uncle, I—" Kael was puzzled at Rowan's sudden outburst and almost did
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